KUALA LUMPUR: High Court judge Zaini Mazlan, in dismissing Rosmah Mansor’s last-minute bid to recuse him from her corruption case, said he wrote all his judgments based on law and facts. Rosmah had filed an application to disqualify Zaini from the RM1.25 billion solar hybrid project case due to a…
PETALING JAYA: Rosmah Mansor’s lawyer Jagjit Singh has criticised the fine imposed on his client after she was found guilty of corruption in connection with the RM1.25 billion Sarawak rural schools’ solar energy project. “The (RM970 million) fine imposed is unprecedented, the largest in Malaysian legal history,” Jagjit said in…
PETALING JAYA: Opposition MPs, an author and netizens have taken to social media to hail Rosmah Mansor’s guilty verdict on all three counts of corruption in connection with a solar energy project in Sarawak. Batu Kawan MP Kasthuri Patto said corruption “must never be tolerated nor accepted” by Malaysians. DAP,…
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor has instructed 76 statutory bodies and government-linked companies (GLCs) to establish integrity and governance units (IGUs) by the end of this year. He said of the 85 statutory bodies and GLCs in the state, only nine have set up IGUs. Hajiji said IGUs…
IPMB terima kunjungan Timbalan Menteri Kewangan II sempena Jelajah Bajet 2023 KOTA KINABALU – Institut Penyelidikan Marin Borneo (IPMB), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) menerima kunjungan daripada Timbalan Menteri Kewangan II, Yamani Hafez Musa yang membuat lawatan ke Akuarium dan Muzium Marin serta Hatceri Ikan baru-baru ini. Menurut kenyataan dari IPMB,…
KOTA KINABALU: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) dengan kerjasama Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) menganjurkan sebuah wacana ilmu bagi mengupas pelaksanaan pendidikan inklusif di universiti dalam konteks pelajar Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU). Dengan tajuk Pelaksanaan Pendidikan Inklusif: Realiti, Cabaran dan Hala Tuju, program yang berlangsung di Rumambai Galeri Azman Hashim (GAH)…
PETALING JAYA: The government has decided to further reduce the ceiling price for bottled cooking oil from Sept 8. According to Bernama, anti-inflation task force chairman Annuar Musa said cooking oil in 5kg bottles will be set at a maximum price of RM33.50, a reduction from RM34.70 currently. Meanwhile, cooking…
MIRI – Sarawak Pakatan Harapan (PH) is in the final stages of determining its candidates for the upcoming 15th general election (GE15). Sarawak PKR deputy chairman Abun Sui said its coalition partners, namely DAP and Amanah, will be meeting in Kuching tomorrow to discuss the seat allocations and other key…
ALOR SETAR: PAS will not abandon its ally Bersatu or forget the sacrifices it made to help form the present government, says PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man. He said Umno should also be grateful to Bersatu and its sacrifices as they are now also part of the federal…
PETALING JAYA: Medical specialists have urged a special task force to seek the response of 25,000 medical practitioners in its survey on the toxic work culture in the medical profession. The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMM) said this would provide a more reliable picture on the current situation. In…
PETALING JAYA: Hamzah Zainudin has sidestepped queries on the authenticity of an alleged agreement between Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Perikatan Nasional chairman Muhyiddin Yassin leaked by blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin. According to the leaked document, the prime minister had purportedly agreed to expedite the criminal court cases of…
KUALA LUMPUR: An association of contractors has urged the government to provide a special stimulus package in Budget 2023 to more than 90,000 small contractors still facing problems brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. Malaysian Bumiputera Contractors Association (PKBM) president Azman Yusoff said the problems faced by the G1 and…
PETALING JAYA: The high growth in retail sales across several segments recorded in the second quarter of 2022 (Q2 2022) is expected to continue into Q3, according to industry groups. The Malaysia Retailers Association (MRA) and the Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) have expressed confidence that the average growth rate…
ALOR SETAR: PAS Youth has urged the party’s central leadership to make a final call on political cooperation ahead of the 15th general election (GE15). Youth chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari said seat allocations and the list of candidates should also be finalised soon. “We need to be sure who we…
KUALA LUMPUR – The leaked “draft judgement” on Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s RM1.25 billion corruption trial is now the centre of the defence team’s lengthy oral submissions in the latest bid to recuse the presiding judge, Mohamed Zaini Mazlan. Defence counsel Datuk Seri Jagjit Singh has branded it “trash”, and…
KUALA LUMPUR – Legal drama ensues five minutes into the day of Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s trial verdict at the high court here as one of her lawyers, Datuk Jagjit Singh, appealed for more time to marshal a response to the prosecution’s counter-affidavit on her application to recuse judge Mohamed…
KUALA LUMPUR – Arriving in style and flanked by at least 20 people, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor gave the media the slip at the main gate of the court complex here. At 8.55am, she was at the courthouse lobby with a large entourage of at least 20 people including bodyguards,…
KUALA LUMPUR – Public support for Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor appears to be lacking as only about 10 supporters showed up at the court complex here this morning. Rosmah, who arrived at the courthouse around 8.55am, is set to know her fate in the graft case involving the RM1.25 billion…
PETALING JAYA: Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh has questioned whether stateless children have to be professional footballers to obtain Malaysian citizenship. This comes amid reports that British-born footballer Lee Tuck, who plays for Sri Pahang FC, is now a naturalised Malaysian citizen, joining the likes of other naturalised players, Mohamadou Sumareh,…
KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor has arrived at the High Court here, where she will be either acquitted or convicted of three counts of corruption linked to the RM1.25 billion Sarawak rural schools’ solar energy project. The wife of former prime minister Najib Razak arrived at 8.54am Rosmah, 70, is accused…